Sablonnière

(La). The sand-pits. So the Tuileries were called to
the fourteenth century. Towards the end of that century tiles were made there, but the sand-pits were first called the Tile-works
or Tuileries in 1416. At
the beginning of the sixteenth century, Nicolas de Neuville built a
house in the vicinity, which he called the “Hotel des Tuileries.” This
property was purchased in 1518 by Francois I. for his mother.